New Year, New Momentum: Here are three Copilot updates to get you started into 2026

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It's a new year, so I thought I'd start the year by mentioning three features already released, or soon going to be released. One of the features improves the workflow of sharing files with comments, the other improves the application specific Copilot, and the last feature makes it easer to find the nest available timeslot for a 1:1 meeting. As with all of my other posts, timelines can shift, and the timelines in this post is as written in the Message Center at the time of posting. AI-Summary experience when sharing files. With this new feature, copilot intent to help users share files with clearer context in just a few steps. Users will get the capability to generate a concise summary of a file and include it when sharing from the File Explorer share dialog or the OneDrive activity center. This will make it easier to share the context of a file and giving the receiver a faster understanding of what a document or file contains before they open it. General Availability announced...

Reminder: End of support for Classic Teams + New Teams support all account types

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End of support: Here is a quick reminder to switch to the new Teams if you have not done so yet. End of support is just around the corner, and users will get a pop-up notification when support ends. Current date for end of support is July 1st 2024, but the client will be available for another year, until July 1st 2025. There are some exceptions to this timeline, and they are all documented here: (Link) This would apply to users of VDI infrastructure and unsupported operating systems (Out of date).

All account types supported: One of the benefits of the new client is the support of all account types. Users no longer need one client for business users, and another client for private Teams accounts (Teams for life). The new client will support all account types, and this feature is currently rolling out according to the following roadmap item.